Method of making apparel



May 12, 1936. R F ENGMAN T AL 2,040,730

METHOD OF MAKING APPAREL WAIST BANDS Original Filed July 23, 1934 lioymam/ ficelt INVENTOR5 wn'uzss: ATTORNEY Patented May 12, 1936 UNITEDSTATES,

2,040,130 rrs'rnon gr MAKING APPAREL AIST BANDS Roy F. Engman and SceltE. Taylor, Dallas, Tex.

Application July 23, 1934, Serial No. 736,587

Renewed April 3, 1935 2 Claims. (Cl. 2-236) The invention relates to awearing apparel waistbandand method of making the same.

The aim of the present invention is to minimize labor and time in themaking of waistbands ii. upon wearing apparel and the present methodconsists in folding over one long edge of the waistband andsuperimposing upon the same at one side thereof a lining, then in asingle operation stitching the folded edge of the waistband to the upperportion of trousers and stitching simultaneously one edge of the liningto the other edge of the waistband, as well as stitching a folded underedge of a belt strap between the waistband and the upper edge of thetrousers and also between the lining and the other edge of saidwaistband, so that in a final step the free edge of the lining can beturned onto the other side of the waistband and stitched to the upperedge of the trousers, thereby completing the formation of a waistbandwith a lining and belt strap attached, without having any raw edges ofthese parts exposed. These steps of the method embodying the presentinvention minimize labor and time in the making of the waistband forwearing apparel, such as trousers, and gives a neater appearance andfinish to the garment. Other objects will be in part obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends, the invention stillfurther resides in those combination andarrangement of parts, all ofwhich will be first.

novel details of construction,

fully described in the following detailed description, then particularlypointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing in which: v

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a step of the method constitutingthe present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the stitching operationand the use of a presser foot,

the latter being of novel construction.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary showing the completed waistband.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the presser foot.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view through the presser foot.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in 0 the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates a portion of thewearing apparel, such as trousers, this portion being the upper part ofthe latter to which the waistband is attached.

55 The waistband consists of the lining piece In perspective view havinga stiffener or reinforcement H of canvas or other suitable material. Thelining ID with its reinforcement H matching each other will besuperimposed upon a covering strip 12 which is of a fabric alike to thefabric of the garment. 5 It is, of course, understood that the stifieneror reinforcement II is first fitted to the lining l0 along oppositelonger edges thereof, the lining at one of these edges being folded overonto the stiffener or reinforcement II. The strip l2, at 10 one longeredge, is folded on itself, as at l3, and this folded edge is disposed toslightly overlap the free edge, at M, of the garment A, the lining IIIwith its stiffener or reinforcement ll being folded upon itself at thefree edge of said lin- 1 ing. In these positions of the parts the sameare guided through a sewing machine of the type having a pair of needlesand with this sewing machine is associated the double shoe presser foot85, so that the said parts will be joined 20 in their disposed relationto each other by two rows of stitches i6 and I1, respectively, in asingle operation.

If desired, a belt strap l8 can be joined by the stitches I6 and I? inproper place to lie out- 25 side of the strip l2 of the waistband, theends of the strap It being engaged between the upper portion of thetrousers A'and the strip l2 and also betweenthe lining H and said stripi 2, as is clearly shown in Figure l of the drawing, the 30before-mentioned parts being disclosed in this view in their relatedpositions for the double stitching together by the sewing machine (notshown). J

After joining these parts of the waistband, the 35 lining II! with itsstiffener or reinforcement I! is turned over the uppermost edge of thestrip l2 to be disposed rearwardl'y thereof and over the other side ofthe same, whereupon the free edge of the lining I0 is joined bystitching I9 40 with the upper portion A of the garment, this beingclearly illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawing and the waistbandcompleted.

By the method embodying the present invention, a single operator canperform the work for the making of the waistband and the attachmentthereof to the garment, while the handling of the parts of suchwaistband is reduced to a minimum and a material economy had in laborand time for the completion of such band.

It should be obvious from Figure 1 of the drawing that the two needles20 of a double stitching sewing machine will stitch the lining with thecover strip l2 and the latter to the upper portio of the garment in asingle operation. 1 5

The presser foot I! including the two shoes 2| and 22, respectively, hasa bridge piece 23, the shoe 2| being pivoted, at 24, to one limb 25 ofthe bridge piece 23, while the other shoe 22 is pivoted, at 26, to thehead 21 of a vertically slidable stem 28 fitted in the other limb 29 ofsaid bridge piece.

The bridge piece 23 has mounted thereon a leaf tensioning spring 3|],its free end being received in a notch 3| in the upper end of the stem28 which is freely slidable vertically through the said limb 29, andthus this self-adjusting shoe 22 will be under tension and will regulateitself to the thickness of material passing therebeneath in theoperation of the sewing machine. The shoes 2| and 22, by reason of thepivotal mounting thereof, will rock according to any irregularities inthe material worked upon or follow the rise and fall at the stitchinglines in the sewing operation. The shoes 2| and 22 each has the needlehole or clearance 32, while the outermost shoe 2| of the presser foot l5has provided therein a sight aperture 33 for viewing therethrough theedging of the work during the stitching operation.

From the foregoing it is thought that the method embodying the presentinvention will be clearly understood and carried out successfully, so amore extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:

1. The method of assembling and sewing waistbands and belt loopstogether and to the upper edge of garments, which consists insuperimposing a lining strip upon the outer side of an outer band,interposing a belt loop between the lining strip and said hand, thenfolding one longer edge of the band and the belt loop upon themselves, 4

' band, and finally stitching the lining strip to the upper edge of thegarment when at the inner side of the band.

2. The method of assembling and sewing waistbands to the upper edge ofgarments, which consists in superposing an inner lining strip upon anouter band at its outer side, folding the lining strip upon itself,turning under one longer edge of the outer band and placing it againstthe upper edge of a garment, then simultaneously stitching the outerband at its turned-under edge to the upper edge of the garment, and thelining strip at its outer longer edge to the outer longer edge of theouter band, and finally turning the folded lining strip onto the outerband at the inner side thereof, and stitching the free edge of thelining strip to the upper edge of the garment.

- ROY F. ENGMAN.

SCELT E. TAYLOR.

